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<p>The View menu offers the following commands:</p>

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	<li><a name="toolbar"><b>Toolbar</b></a><br>
	Shows or hides the toolbar.<br><br>
	
	Use this command to display and hide the Toolbar, which includes buttons
	for some of the most common commands in SimRobot. A check mark appears
	next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed.<br>
	See <a href="toolbar.html">Toolbar</a> for help on using the Toolbar.<br>
	</li>
	
	<li><a name="statusbar"><b>Status Bar</b></a><br>
	Shows or hides the status bar.<br><br>
	
	Use this command to display and hide the Status Bar, which describes the action to be
	executed by the selected menu item or depressed toolbar button, and keyboard latch state.
	A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Status Bar is displayed.<br>
	See <a href="statusbar.html">Status Bar</a> for help on using the Status Bar.<br>
	</li>
		
	<li><a name="console"><b>Console</b></a><br>
	Shows or hides the console window.<br><br>
	
	Use this command to display and hide the Console window. A check mark
	appears next to the menu item when the Console window is displayed.<br>
	See <a href="console.html">Console</a> for help on using the Console.<br>	
	</li>
	
	<li><a name="tree_window"><b>Tree Window</b></a><br>
	Shows the tree window.<br><br>
	
	Use this command to open or activate the <a href="treewindow.html">Tree window</a>.<br>
	This command is unavailable if the <a href="treewindow.html">Tree Window</a> is focussed.<br>
	Tool Bar:<img alt="toolbar_tree_view" src="../Icons/toolbar_tree_view.bmp"><br>
	Keys: CTRL+T<br>
	</li>
	    
	<li><a name="camera"><b>Camera</b></a><br>
	This command is unavailable if the <a href="objectwindow.html">Object Window</a> is focussed.
	
	<p>Camera Modes:</p>
	<ul type="square">
		<li>Target Mode</li>
		<li>Free Mode</li>
		<li>Presentation Mode</li>
	</ul>
	<p>Camera Commands:</p>
	<ul type="square">
		<li>Reset<br>
		Keys: R
		</li>
		<li>Toggle<br>
		Keys: T
		</li>
		<li>Fit<br>
		Keys: F
		</li>
		<li>SnapToRobot</li>
	</ul>
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	</li>
	
	<li><a name="vertical_opening_angle"><b>Vertical Opening Angle</b></a><br>
	This command is unavailable if the <a href="objectwindow.html">Object Window</a> is focussed.<br>
	</li>
	
	<li><a name="surface_rendering"><b>Surface Rendering</b></a><br>
	This command is unavailable if the <a href="objectwindow.html">Object Window</a> is focussed.
	
	<p>There are several options available:</p>
	
	 	<ul type="disc">
		  <li>Appearance Wire Frame</li>
		  <li>Appearance Flat Shading</li>
		  <li>Appearance Smooth Shading</li>
		  <li>Appearance Texture Shading</li>
		  <li>Appearance Camera Simulation</li>
		  <li>Physics Wire Frame</li>
		  <li>Physics Flat Shading</li>
		  <li>Physics Smooth Shading</li>
		  <li>Mixed Mode 1 (Shaded Physics)</li>
		  <li>Mixed Mode 2 (Shaded Appearance)</li>
	 	</ul>
	 	<br>
	</li>
	
	<li><a name="show_controller_drawings"><b>Show Controller Drawings</b></a><br>
	This command is unavailable if the <a href="objectwindow.html">Object Window</a> is focussed.<br>
	</li>

	<li><a name="show_sensors"><b>Show Sensors</b></a><br>
	This command is unavailable if the <a href="objectwindow.html">Object Window</a> is focussed.<br><br>
	
	Toolbar: <img alt="toolbar_show_sensors" src="../Icons/toolbar_show_sensors.bmp"><br>
	Keys: S<br>
	</li>
	
	<li><a name="selected_item"><b>Selected Item</b></a><br>
	This command is unavailable if the <a href="treewindow.html">Tree Window</a> is focussed.<br>
	</li>	
	
	<li><a name="line_graph"><b>Line Graph</b></a><br>
	This command is unavailable if the <a href="sensorwindow.html">Sensor Window</a> is focussed.<br><br>
	
	Toolbar: <img alt="toolbar_line_graph" src="../Icons/toolbar_line_graph.bmp"><br>
	Keys: L<br>
	</li>
	
	<li><a name="column_graph"><b>Column Graph</b></a><br>
	This command is unavailable if the <a href="sensorwindow.html">Sensor Window</a> is focussed.<br><br>
	
	Toolbar: <img alt="toolbar_column_graph" src="../Icons/toolbar_column_graph.bmp"><br>
	Keys: O<br>
	</li>	
	
	<li><a name="monochrome_image"><b>Monochrome Image</b></a><br>
	This command is unavailable if the <a href="sensorwindow.html">Sensor Window</a> is focussed.<br><br>
	
	Toolbar: <img alt="toolbar_monochrome_image" src="../Icons/toolbar_monochrome_image.bmp"><br>
	Keys: M<br>
	</li>
	
	<li><a name="color_image"><b>Color Image</b></a><br>
	This command is unavailable if the <a href="sensorwindow.html">Sensor Window</a> is focussed.<br><br>
	
	Toolbar: <img alt="toolbar_color_image" src="../Icons/toolbar_color_image.bmp"><br>
	Keys: C<br>
	</li>
	
	<li><a name="stereogram"><b>Stereogram</b></a><br>
	This command is unavailable if the <a href="sensorwindow.html">Sensor Window</a> is focussed.<br><br>
	
	Toolbar: <img alt="toolbar_stereogram" src="../Icons/toolbar_stereogram.bmp"><br>
	Keys: S<br>
	</li>
	
	<li><a name="grid"><b>Grid</b></a><br>
	This command is unavailable if the <a href="sensorwindow.html">Sensor Window</a> is focussed.<br><br>
	
	Toolbar: <img alt="toolbar_grid" src="../Icons/toolbar_grid.bmp"><br>
	Keys: G<br>
	</li>
	
	<li><a name="brightening"><b>Brightening</b></a><br>
	This command is unavailable if the <a href="sensorwindow.html">Sensor Window</a> is focussed.<br>
	</li>
	
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